The key facts

  • Senators Wicker and Cramer proposed a pause in strikes on Russia's energy sector in exchange for Starlink coverage 300 km deep into Russia
  • Zelensky, per WSJ, is ready to halt strikes for 100 days
  • Earlier Zelensky told the FT he had proposed to Trump expanding Starlink to strike ballistic missile launchers

Proposal by American senators

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed readiness to agree to expanding Starlink satellite internet coverage into Russian territory in exchange for halting strikes on Russian energy facilities. This is reported by Point.md citing The Wall Street Journal. According to the outlet, American senators Roger Wicker and Kevin Cramer, who visited Kyiv, proposed that Zelensky temporarily halt strikes on Russia's energy facilities. In return, Starlink coverage was to be expanded roughly 300 kilometers deep into Russian territory.

Readiness for a 100-day pause

As WSJ reports, Zelensky stated his readiness to agree to a halt in strikes for 100 days.

Earlier — a proposal to Trump

Earlier, in an interview with the Financial Times, Zelensky said he had proposed to US President Donald Trump expanding Starlink coverage into Russian territory. According to him, this could allow Ukrainian forces to destroy Russian ballistic missile launchers. 'If you don't switch off Starlink for us and open up the possibility of using it on Russian territory, we will destroy their ballistic missile launchers. Then it will all be over for Putin. He will sit down at the negotiating table, and I will not strike energy facilities. I don't need that,' FT quotes Zelensky as saying.